Fluttershy had been reflecting on the recent events in her life. Mainly how despite how she preferred to live a life of peace and relaxation, adventure and excitement always seemed to find its way to her.

Equestria being in peril was one thing, if her friends were in danger, of course she’d have to be brave and save them.

There was also the other kind of adventure she’d been having: the kind that always seemed to end up with her tied up and tickled until she was a giggly mess. She didn’t mind those kinds of adventures, but they were never something Fluttershy actively sought out, they always seemed to knock on her door.

Today was no exception.

“Dragon Lord Ember?” Fluttershy stared at the dragon awkwardly fidgeting in front of her cottage.

“Yeah, you’re um…” Ember took a moment to pause and think. “...Butterscotch, right? No, no, wait…uh…Flutterpie?”

“It’s…Fluttershy, actually.”

Ember snapped her fingers. “Dangit, so close! Sorry, still trying my best on that.”

“What brings you all the way to Ponyville?” Fluttershy asked. “Er, all the way to my house?”

“Well, I wanted to talk with you about…something,” Ember explained. “I asked Spike how he usually sends messages to faraway friends, and he said he writes them letters. So I tried to do that myself and well…” The dragon held up bits of ash and tiny scraps of burnt parchment.

“Ah, yeah…” Fluttershy nodded in understanding as her mind processed the rest of what Ember was saying. “...Wait, talk with me?”

“Yeah, it’s…it’s about…” Ember hesitated, “About…I wanted to talk…”

Fluttershy tilted her head. Ember looked strained, as if she was fighting herself to try and finish her explanation. She noticed the dragon’s face getting redder, and from how she was stammering, it wasn’t entirely out of frustration.

“Ughhh!” Ember stomped the ground, growling in frustration. “Forget it! It’s stupid, anyway!”

Fluttershy reached out as Ember turned to fly off. “W-Wait! Hold on, Ember! It sounds like this is something really important to you. I’m sure you’ll feel better after you talk to me about it.”

Ember turned back, twiddling her fingers together. “You promise you won’t laugh or think it’s weird?”

“I promise.”

Ember could tell that Fluttershy was being sincere, though it didn’t make admitting her feeling that much easier.

“I…it’s a long story, but…here goes.” Ember took a deep breath. “It’s about…Spike.”

“Uhuh…and you need me to help you with…Spike?” Fluttershy was getting a bit wary. She didn’t think Ember needed dating advice, much less think that she was the most qualified candidate to give it to her.

Ember quickly realized what sort of dots Fluttershy was connecting. “H-Hey! It’s not like that! That is SO not what I wanted to ask you about!”

Fluttershy still wasn’t entirely convinced of Ember’s motivations, but tried to push the mental image aside for the moment.

“I don’t exactly remember when it started, but lately Spike’s been having a lot of fun, uh…” Ember quickly shifted her eyes from side to side. “...t-tickling me…”

“...Ah.” As soon as Fluttershy heard the t-word come out of Ember, she knew what sort of day this was going to be. She reached behind her back, making sure her wings stayed folded.

“He usually gave me nothing but those pony hugs, but one day, he found out how t-ticklish I was, and he’s been trying to ti…ti… Ugh, he’s been teasing me about it ever since!” Ember huffed.

“Um…alright. So, what um….what made you come to me about all this?”

“Cause when Spike was tic…ti…you know what. I remember him saying something about how I ‘squirm and giggle almost as adorably as you’, so I figured that you’d be able to help, seeing as he clearly has a lot of experience…doing that…to you.”

Fluttershy’s eyes narrowed. Ember wasn’t wrong on that front, but still…

Ember anxiously rubbed her arm. “Besides, if you’ve been through a lot of it, then maybe you can help me understand all these…weird feelings.”

Fluttershy’s ears perked up. “What do you mean? What kind of weird feelings?”

“I don’t get why, but ever since it happened, I…I can’t stop thinking about it!” Ember shuddered. “I don’t know what Spike did to me, or why I feel all…weird inside!”

Fluttershy blinked in confusion. “...Wait, if that’s the case, why don’t you just ask Spike about it?”

“Are you going to help me or not?”

“Alright, alright! But can you at least tell me a little more about what exactly is bothering you?”

Ember rushed inside, making sure the front door was shut before she started talking again. “Ok, so this is gonna sound crazy, but…I think I…I like being ti…ti…you know,” she winced, wiggling her fingers in front of Fluttershy’s face.

Fluttershy tried not to smirk in front of Ember. Obviously, it didn’t sound crazy to her at all. “You do? What did you like about Spike tickling you?”

Ember visibly winced upon hearing the word being said out loud. “I…I don’t know. I guess…it felt nice to laugh a lot?”

Fluttershy saw that Ember’s hands were trembling and her cheeks were a bright red, noting that the dragon really wasn’t good at this whole feelings thing. “Mmhm, it does feel nice to let out a lot of laughter. Anything else?”

“Uh…it made me feel…tingly and dizzy? But in like, a good way?”

Fluttershy empathetically nodded. “Tingly in the places where Spike was tickling you?”

“Y-Yeah. A-At least I think?” Ember winced, still massively uncomfortable with the concept of sharing her feelings. “I don’t know, it’s been a long time and I don’t know how to describe what it felt like or what I’m feeling or…gah!” She clenched her fists, stomping the floor as she growled.

Ember’s growing temper started to put Fluttershy on edge. “Um, I think I have a way that can help you out, Ember!”

“You do? What?” Ember asked rather obliviously.

Fluttershy started going up the stairs, motioning for Ember to come along. “Just follow me, I think you’ll like it.”

Fluttershy brought Ember into her bedroom, patting the blankets as an invitation. “Just take a seat right here.”

Ember did as she was told, fidgeting and squirming on the soft, cushy mattress until she finally got comfortable. “Alright…what now?”

“Now, I’m going to tickle you.”

“W-WHAT!?” Ember immediately recoiled, pulling her legs back and hiding her soles against the mattress.

“You came to me because you want to understand all those weird emotions you’re feeling about Spike tickling you, right?” Fluttershy asked.

“Yeah, but-”

“Well, I can tickle you here and we can figure things out together, or I can take you to Spike and you can ask him yourself.”

Ember nearly poked holes in the sheets with how tight her grip was on them. The choice was agonizingly difficult to make. “F-Fine! Just…don’t tell Spike. Or anyone for that matter, okay?”

“My lips are sealed!” Fluttershy giggled as she got closer to the bed.

Ember reluctantly put her feet back out, though the constant twitching indicated that she was willing to pull them back at any moment, even flinching as Fluttershy brought a finger close to them.

It didn’t take much for Fluttershy to see how anxious Ember still was. “If you want me to slow down or stop, just say so, and I’ll do it,” she said, trying to reassure her. “So even though I’m going to be tickling you, you’ll have complete control of the situation.”

Ember’s grip on Fluttershy’s blankets slightly loosened. “You’re sure you’ll stop?”

Fluttershy softly smiled and nodded. “I’m sure.”

“Well…okay…” Ember stuck her feet back out, still slightly tense, but forcing her legs to stay there. “Then…go ahead and ti…tic…you know…”

Fluttershy couldn’t help but let out a little snort of silent laughter. Maybe before this was all done, Ember would finally work up the courage to actually say the word.

The pegasus started out nice and gentle, only using her index fingers to slide up and down Ember’s soles.

“EEEHEEE!” Ember immediately demonstrated Spike’s point by letting out a high-pitched squeal, reflexively pulling her feet back at just the slightest touch, the interaction leaving both girls quietly stunned and blushing.

Fluttershy’s eyes darted back and forth between Ember’s cheeks and her feet. “Oh, um, you’re a lot more ticklish than I thought…”

“Y-Yeah…” Ember hesitantly stuck her feet back out, wanting more, but still lacking the fortitude to actually say it. “I didn’t…tell you to stop…”

Fluttershy smiled warmly, nodding as she started back up again, sliding her fingers up and down the dragon’s soles.

“Aaaaaahahaha! Eeeeheep!” Despite how gentle Fluttershy was being, Ember couldn’t stop herself from pulling her feet away. Even though she was quick to put them back, it only took a few finger strokes until she naturally recoiled.

To Ember’s credit, Fluttershy noticed that she was keeping her feet out for just a little bit longer each time, even if it was only by maybe half a second more, progress was still progress. Eventually, she might be able to make it all the way up her sole before Ember pulled back.

Despite being able to hold out for longer, Ember was getting frustrated at how often she kept pulling her legs away, and guessed that Fluttershy shared a similar sentiment. “Rrrgh! It’s no use, I still can’t keep my feet still!”

Fluttershy still kept her excited and chipper tone. It was the first time someone else had more tickle-anxiety than her, after all. “Oh, don’t worry, that’s just a natural reaction to tickling, no matter how much you like it!”

“But I don’t wanna keep stopping it!”

“What if I sit down on your legs?” Fluttershy suggested. “That way, you won’t be able to pull your feet away as easily, and you can feel the tickles uninterrupted!”

“...And you’ll still stop if I tell you to…right?”

“Of course!”

Ember nervously wiggled her toes. “A-Alright…then…go ahead…”

Fluttershy hovered up onto the bed, sitting on top of Ember’s ankles. As she looked down at Ember’s feet between her own legs, she hoped that her own body weight would be enough to hold down the strength of the dragon lord.

Ember was also hoping that Fluttershy could properly weigh her legs down, and that her feet would get tickled proper.

Fluttershy started again with a slow drag up Ember’s soles, still only using her index fingers.

“GYAHAHAHA!” Ember was trying desperately to find the willpower to keep her feet still, but as she felt those fingers graze against her arches, she tried to pull her legs away.

Fluttershy’s eyes widened as she felt weight shift underneath her as Ember started to struggle, putting the pegasus on edge for any more sudden movements. But on the plus side, her fingers finally made it all the way from the heels to the toes uninterrupted. Now it was time to go all the way back down.

“EEHEEHEE! NOHOHOHO!” Ember started pounding the bed. Now that she was getting tickled for more than a second, she was starting to get overwhelmed by the tickly sensations, as gentle as they were.

Fluttershy was fascinated by just how explosive Ember’s reactions were. She was just using two fingers to lightly stroke her soles. Even Rainbow Dash could withstand a bit more tickling on her super-sensitive feet before she’d be squealing at the levels that Ember was.

Ember’s whole body convulsed as her emotions clashed with each small stroke against her feet. The laughter wouldn’t stop pouring from her mouth, and her head was starting to feel all airy and lightheaded, but her legs wouldn’t stop trying to fight back and pull her feet away from Fluttershy.

Now that she had Ember settled in for the moment, Fluttershy could gradually up the intensity to test Ember’s limits. She added another finger into the mix, now having her index and middle fingers slide up and down her feet, adding in a few occasional quick little wiggles to spice things up.

“AHAHAHA! EEHEEHEEHEEHEE!” A still conflicted Ember started hugging herself, needing something to do with her arms as she squealed. She knew that Fluttershy wasn’t doing much, yet she couldn’t stop herself from laughing.

Fluttershy’s heart was pounding hard in her chest. If she was tickling Rainbow Dash, she’d be holding on for dear life as Dash would kick her legs and try to fly away. But Ember here was fighting to keep her feet in place. Even if she couldn’t fully express it yet, it was just so exciting to have someone new who was into tickling just like she was.

“Ahahahahahack! I-Ihihihit’s sohohohoho…I feeheeheeheel!” As Fluttershy’s fingers went up Ember’s feet, the dragon’s back arched. She knew that Fluttershy was going gentle on her, and not being able to pull her legs back meant that her feet were exposed to all the tickling she could come up with. The feeling of helplessness made Ember feel so humiliated and frustrated, but at the same time, she was having feelings of excitement and pleasure, too.

“Does it feel…tickly?” Fluttershy giggled, poking at Ember’s toes, watching them wiggle with each touch.

“Y-YEHEHEHEHES!” Ember squeaked as her toes splayed out. “B-But I! I thihihihink I can tahahahake mohohohore!”

Now there was a surprise. Fluttershy expected Ember to ask for the tickling to stop long before she ever asked for more. But if that’s what Ember wanted, Fluttershy was more than happy to provide more tickles.

Right as soon as the words left Ember’s mouth, she was quick to have second thoughts. “Wait, actually I-GAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAAA!”

Fluttershy started wiggling all her fingers against Ember’s feet, immediately feeling the shifting and thrashing that she expected from the dragon.

“EEEHEEHEE! W-WAHAHAHAHAHAAAIIII!” Ember frantically flailed around on the bed, eventually falling backwards as she succumbed to the full ten-finger tickling that Fluttershy was giving to her feet.

Now that she was fully utilizing all her fingers, Fluttershy finally got a good feel for Ember’s feet, noting all the similarities and differences there were from a pony’s foot.

There was the obvious fact that Ember had three larger, chubbier toes on her foot for starters, but Ember’s feet had another quirk to them that only made Fluttershy more curious. As Fluttershy pressed her fingers into Ember’s sole, she could tell they were soft, but they had a durability to them, too. A dragon’s foot being tough seemed natural; they had to live in rocky and hot environments, after all. But it was strange how her feet felt soft and tough at the same time.

It was so mesmerizing, Fluttershy just had to keep on squeezing Ember’s feet and play with her big toes.

“NAAAAHAHAHAHA!” Fluttershy’s curiosity meant tons of hysterical laughter from Ember’s side. She tried to sit back up to try and peek over Fluttershy’s shoulder, but once she was down, it was a massive struggle to get up again.

Fluttershy smirked as she ran her fingers down Ember’s arches, still fascinated by the feel of her feet. Spike’s feet were much softer than Ember’s, though that could easily be explained by the fact that Spike had a much cushier upbringing. It explained why Spike’s feet were softer, but not why Ember seemed to be more ticklish.

“EEHEEHEEHEE! I-IT TIHIHIHIHICKLES SOHOHOHO MUHUHUHUCH!” Ember cried out, wildly flailing her arms in the air, still attempting to upright herself.

“I bet it does!” Fluttershy giggled as she dug her fingers into Ember’s squishy soles. “Is it too much? Did you want me to slow down?” She wanted to remind Ember that she could still tap out at any time, just in case she got too lost in all the tickles.

“NOHOHOHO! GOHOHO FAHAHAHASTER!”

Fluttershy a double-take and looked back at Ember. “Faster? A-Are you sure?”

Ember nodded with conviction. “Yeah, my feet can take it!”

Fluttershy finally got a good look at Ember after all the tickling. Ember was sweaty, blushing, and still excited. And with her still asking for more made Fluttershy’s wings flutter behind her back with an equally excited grin on her face. She turned back to her feet, scribbling her fingers over Ember’s soles.

“KYAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAA!” Ember had taken the few seconds of rest she had to sit back up, but once Fluttershy resumed the tickling, she was already on her back again.

Fluttershy still had a few reservations about going all out, but hearing Ember’s exuberant laughter slowly encouraged her to let go of a few more inhibitions. She was raking her fingers down those squishy dragon soles to really get her to scream. “This isn’t too much for you?”

Ember pounded the mattress. The intense tickling was riling her up in all sorts of ways. All the tingly feelings at her feet that made her laugh non-stop felt so good, but being so helpless to escape from this gentle pony felt so humiliating and exciting, too. And while Fluttershy’s question came from genuine concern, Ember felt like her ego was being challenged. “NOHOHOHO! KEEHEEHEEP GOHOHOHOING!”

Fluttershy stifled a giggle at Ember’s enthusiasm, aiming her fingers right underneath her toes to see if that would make the dragon change her mind.

Ember felt something akin to an electric jolt surging through her body once Fluttershy’s fingers dug right underneath her toes. She nearly jumped from her laid out position, slowly starting to embrace how enjoyable it was to be tickled. “M-MOHOHOHOHORE!”

“More?” Fluttershy quietly muttered. She wasn’t sure her fingers could go faster. Though that did give her a flash of inspiration. If her fingers couldn’t tickle harder…

“Alright, give me a second…” Fluttershy briefly hopped off Ember’s legs to retrieve something from underneath her bed.

Ember sat back up, curiously looking over to the side as Fluttershy gave her a break. She let out a heavy exhale as she flexed her toes, still feeling tingles all over her soles. Now that she had a few seconds to herself, she let out a small smile. She was glad that she made the choice to fly all the way to Ponyville, Fluttershy was clearly an expert at tickling. Ember still couldn’t articulate why the tickling felt so good, but she could at least admit to herself that she liked it.

Fluttershy reemerged from under the bed, placing a hairbrush, comb, and spiky pinwheel on the mattress near Ember’s feet.

“So, are those pony inventions made specifically for tickling?” Ember asked rather innocently. Given how dragons had no need for mane-care, she assumed all three were meant just for tickling.

“Um…kiiiinda?” Fluttershy sheepishly grinned. For these specific cosmetic tools, the only time Fluttershy used them was on somepony’s feet.

“Oh, wow! I hope they tickle a lot, then!” Ember said, wiggling her feet back and forth as if to tease Fluttershy into continuing.

“Don’t worry, they will…” Fluttershy smirked, getting back on Ember’s ankles, making sure that she was secured, especially with the new tools. With the brush in her right hand, she started scrubbing her soles, bracing herself for the reaction that followed.

“BWAHAHAHAAAAHAHAHAHAAAHAHA!” Ember’s legs immediately started kicking her legs, bursting out with a loud fit of laughter. The stiff bristles of the brush were much harsher than Fluttershy’s soft but nimble fingers, leading to a lot more flailing.

“So, does it tickle a lot?” Fluttershy teased, holding Ember’s toes back so she could scrub with less struggling.

Ember frantically nodded her head. “Y-YEHEHEHEHEHES! I-IT TIHIHIHIHICKLES SOHOHOHO MUHUHUHUCH!” With one foot restrained, Ember compensated by desperately flailing the other foot. She was fighting hard against Fluttershy’s grip, but the pegasus was stronger than she expected.

Fluttershy noticed the wild toe wiggling and sole curling from Ember’s other foot. She could definitely feel the dragon’s struggling to break free, but she wasn’t about to get loose on her watch.

Ember could feel Fluttershy’s hand shifting against her toes, making her think that she was winning the battle. She soon found that despite the brush still working on her foot, her toes were now free to wiggle. Ember had a brief moment of pride until she felt something slide between her toes on her other foot that made her eyes go wide. “EEHEEHEEHEEHEEHAHAHAHAAA!”

Fluttershy only let go of Ember’s foot to grab the comb. With how active Ember’s feet were, it was a bit of a risk with how much the dragon was squirming, but it was quickly turning out to be more than worth it to double the tickling.

Ember was going wild on the bed. Her face was feeling heated and her mind was getting fuzzy, unable to concentrate on anything except for the brush scratching her arches and the comb gliding between her toes.

“So, if you can still answer me, Ember…What tickles more, the brush or the comb?” Fluttershy made sure to put on her sweetest voice to ask before going all in on the tools. The brush went back and forth between both Ember’s feet, making sure the bristles scraped every inch of her soles. With the comb, it was hard to get the toes with how much they wiggled, but Fluttershy took the chance to strike whenever it splayed, sawing it back and forth between her chubby toes.

“EEEHAHAHAHAHAHA! NAHAHAHAHA! WAHAHAHAHAAAA!” Ember grabbed onto her horns, she genuinely couldn’t decide what tickled more. Both tools were sending ticklish electricity that tingled all the way up her legs. No matter what she tried to do, she couldn’t halt or dampen the ticklish sensations.

“Can’t decide?” Fluttershy put both tools aside, picking up the pinwheel. “What about this, then, does this tickle?”

Fluttershy held the toes back on Ember’s other foot, placing the spikes on the ball, before rolling it up and down.

“YAHAHAHAAAAHAHAHAAAAHAHA! I-IT TIHIHIHIHIHICKLES!” The pinwheel’s spikes were pointy, but not enough to cause pain. They were just the right amount to tickle horribly and bring the dragon lord to tears of mirth.

Despite Ember not saying the safe word yet and so far showing no signs that she was going to, Fluttershy made the decision to give Ember an actual break. She brought the pinwheel to a slow stop to let Ember cool down.

“Aaahh…haaah…aha…” Ember’s toes twitched as she lay exhausted on the bed, still giggling from the tingles she could still feel on her feet.

“So? How was it? Did you enjoy being tickled?” Fluttershy asked. Even if the answer was obvious, it was important that Ember said it out loud.

“Yeah! It was actually a lot of fun…” Ember felt a little embarrassment burning up her cheeks as she finally managed to get her feelings out. “B-But you didn’t need to stop! I could have definitely taken more!” she said, puffing out her chest in pride to try and save face.

“I’m sure,” Fluttershy giggled, slipping off Ember’s ankles. The pegasus took the chance to get a good look at Ember’s soles and how blushy they became because of her. “I’m glad you’re enjoying it so much now. I didn’t think you’d want to keep testing your limits.”

“Well, that’s dragons for ya,” Ember boasted. “Bet your other pony friends couldn’t stand that much tickling!”

“And to think just an hour or so ago, you kept pulling your feet away from one finger!” Fluttershy noted, lightly tracing her finger in circles around her foot.

“EEEEEEEEHEEEEE!” With a high-pitched squeal, Ember quickly pulled her feet back.

Fluttershy was left stunned once more by Ember’s rather explosive reaction. “Um…are you alright?”

“Y-Yeah!” Ember darted her eyes side to side, putting her feet back in front of her. “Probably just…super sensitive after all that tickling.”

“Hmm…” Fluttershy had some suspicions brewing, but just to make sure, she grabbed onto Ember’s ankle. “So you don’t mind if I do this?”

Ember felt Fluttershy’s lone finger slowly sliding down her foot. “EEEEP! NOHOHOHOHO NO WAHAHAHAIT!” she pleaded, fighting with Fluttershy to free her foot.

Fluttershy’s eyes widened with a mixture of surprise and curiosity. “Is something wrong, Ember? I thought you could take more tickles!” she asked, though her question had a much more teasy tone to it.

Ember was starting to feel all those flustered and fuzzy feelings from before, but also a massive amount of confusion as Fluttershy slowly and gently tickled her foot. “AHAHAHA! H-HOLD ON! I-IT’S SOHOHOHO MUHUHUCH!”

Fluttershy was just as surprised as Ember was, but she was starting to figure things out. “Could it be…” she said with a dramatic gasp. “That I’ve found a weakness of yours?”

Ember’s cheeks immediately went red. Just the implication that she had any sort of weak spot got her flustered. “N-NOHOHO! I-IT’S NOT-GAHAHAHAHAHAHA!”

“Oh, I think I did!” Fluttershy was practically singing. “The Great Dragon Lord Ember can’t handle a bit of tickle teasing…”

“T-TRY MEHEEHEEHEEHEE! I-I CAN TAHAHAHAHAKE IHIHIHIT!” Ember blurted it out to challenge Fluttershy’s taunting, but even she was unsure how much longer she could last under this kind of torment.

Fluttershy grinned with delight. She never met someone who squealed more from gentler tickling, and she was eager to explore this little quirk. “Alright then! Get ready, because these feetsies are gonna get tiiickled!”

Watching Fluttershy wiggling her fingers in front of her feet made Ember’s heart race far more than any of the other previous tickle tools used on her feet before. She was whimpering and squeaking the closer the fingers got.

Fluttershy began with a light skitter across Ember’s foot, making sure to hold onto her tight with the other hand in case of thrashing.

“AIIIIEEEE! WAITWAITWAAAAHAHAHAIIIIIT!” Fluttershy was right to prepare, because once those fingers hit her feet, Ember was going wild. Her arms, legs, and tail were flailing with reckless abandon.

“Heehee, does it really tickle that much? I’m just sloooowly wiggling my fingers against your feet.” Fluttershy couldn’t hold back her amused laugh. On nearly any other pony, this would cause a gigglefit and maybe a squeal or two. But with how Ember was howling and thrashing, you’d think that she had a full-on tickle machine strapped to her feet.

“NAHAHAHA! IT! IT! AAHAHAHAHACK!” Fluttershy’s innocent giggle only riled Ember up more. She was feeling the same feelings of humiliation and excitement from the start of the session, but there was something about Fluttershy’s words that just amplified the emotions.

“It tiiiiickles?” Fluttershy chimed in, her tone of voice getting much more teasy as she danced her fingers up and down the thrashing sole.

Ember grabbed onto her horns for her own support as her other leg kicked up high in the air. “KYAHAHAHAHAAAAA! Y-YEHEHEHEHES! I-IT TIHIHIHICKLES!”

Fluttershy started walking her fingers up Ember’s foot, all the way up to her toes. “Hmhmhm, your feet are soooooo very ticklish! You can’t escape from the tickles!”

“AAAHAHAHAHAH NONONONOHOHOHOHOHO!” The change in Fluttershy’s tone was subtle, but it was doing a lot to get Ember red in the face. Before, Fluttershy was making sure to not push Ember’s limits, but now the pegasus was doing her best to break her down into a ticklish mess.

“Such a big, tough Dragon Lord, and yet look at these soft and ticklish feet!” Fluttershy cooed, getting her face closer to Ember’s captive foot, sliding her finger underneath her toes.

Ember covered up her face, feeling the heat from all the blush that rushed to her cheeks. “Q-QUIHIHIHIHIT IT! N-NAHAHAT SO GEHEHEHENTLE!”

“And look at these toes wiggle! Oooh, they must be begging for more tickles! A-tickle tickle tickle!” Fluttershy began poking and squeezing Ember’s toes, watching them helplessly squirm in her grasp.

“EEEEEEEEEHEEEHEE! D-DOHOHOHON’T!” Ember felt an electric surge across her whole body. Just those last three words were enough to send the poor ticklish dragon into a frenzied thrashing on the bed.

“Coochie coochie coo! Soooo very, very ticklish! Oh, I could just tickle tickle tickle them all day!” Fluttershy giggled, sliding her finger up and down Ember’s arch.

“I-I CAHAHAHAHA! I CAHAHAHAN’T TAKE IHIHIHIT!” Ember howled, brought to tears by Fluttershy’s gentle teasing.

Fluttershy idly traced shapes on the sole, watching how Ember’s toes wiggled and splayed in response. “You know, I think Spike was right, you really do have an adorable ticklish giggle!”

All the teasing from Fluttershy was slowly whittling down Ember’s defenses bit by bit, but this was what finally made a huge crack in her armor. She clenched her fists as her entire face went red. “NONONONOHOHOHO I DOHOHOHON’T!”

Fluttershy’s eyes lit up once she heard Ember’s desperate squealing, realizing Ember’s exploit at the same time as the dragon. “Oh? You don’t think so? Because that sounds like a very adorable laugh to me…”

“I-IT’S NAHAHAAAAHAHAHAT!”

“Oh, yes it iiiis!” Fluttershy replied, walking her fingers up Ember’s foot once more. “In fact, you might even call it…cute.”

Ember’s pupils shrunk to pinpricks. “EEEEEEHEEE NO IT’S NAHAHAHAT CUHUHUTE!” she screamed, frantically waving her arms in front of her.

“Mmm, I think cute is the perfect word to describe you, Ember!” Fluttershy giggled as her fingers went up her arch. “Your soles are so soft and cute, and when I tickle you, you make the cutest giggles and squirm around in such a cute way…”

Ember grabbed the nearest pillow to cover up her face. Partially to cover up her ticklish screams, but mostly to try and muffle the sound of Fluttershy’s evil taunting. She knew for a fact that Fluttershy was not tickling her that hard, yet she couldn’t stop laughing at the top of her lungs.

“And I know just the way to make your squirming even cuter…”

Ember heard a ruffling sound that caused her to peek from behind the pillow, and her jaw dropped. Fluttershy stood there with her wings outstretched, her feathers looked so soft to the touch. She never thought that a pegasi’s wings would make her freeze up in fear. “No! P-PLEASE!”

Fluttershy’s wings reached out forward, brushing up Ember’s sole. “What do you think, Ember? Aren’t my feathers sooooo soft and sooooo tickly?”

“AAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHA IT TIHIHIHIHICKLES! IT TICKLES SOHOHOHO MUHUHUHUCH! PLEHEHEASE I CAHAHAHAN’T! CAN’T TAHAHAHAKE IHIHIHIT!” Ember was kicking the air, pounding the bed, even rolling from side to side, but Fluttershy’s wings were inescapable. Her foot was easily covered by the soft feathers delicately stroking up and down.

With how much Ember was begging and thrashing around, Fluttershy was wondering if the dragon was reaching her limits. Then again, despite all the words she was pleading with, “stop” was one that never came up. Perhaps this was another bit of a secret enjoyment that Ember wasn’t quite brave enough to admit yet. “I think you can! You’re the super strong Dragon Lord, right? Or are you just a ticklish cutie?”

Fluttershy’s taunting riled her up just as much as it turned her to jelly. She wanted to prove that she was tough enough to endure all this, but those pegasus feathers were just so soft and gentle, driving her crazy.

Fluttershy was busy concentrating on so many things at once, but one thing that caught her off-guard was feeling something against her other wing. Her vision shifted over, seeing that Ember’s foot was brushing up against her wing, further confirming her suspicions.

The only things Ember could focus on were the tickling sensations on both her feet, and the teasing from Fluttershy’s lips whenever she opened her mouth. Everything else was lost in the complete haze that her mind was currently in.

“Oooh, your wiggling toes are so cute!” Fluttershy coed “It just makes me wanna…”

Ember was getting delirious from all the feathering her feet were taking, but her eyes widened with clarity as she felt Fluttershy’s lips press against her toes.

Fluttershy was taking a big risk by boldly kissing Ember’s toes, but she figured that such a gentle and affectionate gesture would be the biggest tease of all.

“EEEEEEHEEEEE! EEEEP! AIIEEEHEHEEHEE!” Ember let out a series of squeals every time Fluttershy gave her toes a kiss. She wanted to kick her legs, crawl backwards, or even wiggle her toes, but her body refused to move an inch, too flustered to do anything.

Between kisses, Fluttershy made sure to let Ember know how adorable she was. “Coochie coochie coo! You’ve got the most adorable giggle! Oh, you’re such a cute, ticklish dragon, aren’t you?”

“OKAY! OKAYOKAYOKAY YOU WIHIHIHIN! IT’S TOO MUHUHUHUCH! NOHOHO MOHOHOHORE! I-I’M A! A CUTE TIHIHICKLISH DRAHAHAHAGON!”

Fluttershy took that as a sign that Ember had reached her limit, giving the Dragon Lord a much-needed respite. “Are you alright? I wasn’t, um, too gentle with you, was I?”

It took a few minutes of heavy panting and giggling for Ember to process everything. She could still feel the blush burning her entire face. Even if it was just her feet that were tickled, she was tingling all over. Her heart was pounding in her chest from the rush she was still coming down from.

“That…was…amazing!”

“I’m glad you enjoyed yourself, Ember! You really enjoyed all that gentle tickling?”

“Yeah! I mean, when you were using your wings and kissing my toes, I felt like I was going crazy! But like, it was in a good way!” Ember sat up, pointing at Fluttershy. “You must be like, an expert tickler!”

Fluttershy blushed and rubbed the back of her head. “Oh, I don’t know about that…” she modestly giggled.

“Do you mind coming over to the Dragon Lands sometime? I’d love for you to tickle me like that again! I’m sure I can last even longer next time!” Ember grinned with a fire in her eyes, now seeing a new challenge and a new way to have fun.

Fluttershy beamed with joy, finding another friend to bond with over tickly things. “That sounds lovely! Will I need to be summoned to tickle your feet?” she said, thinking of when she’d place ‘tickling and teasing Ember’ in her schedule.

“Yeah, you can be the official Dragon Lord tickler,” Ember said half-jokingly.

“Wow, what an honor!” Fluttershy giggled, responding with the same joking tone.

Ember let out a gasp as another idea came to her. “Hey, maybe you can tickle some of the other dragons, too! I bet they’d love it!” she said with complete sincerity.

Fluttershy gulped. “A-Are you sure?”

“Well, I never knew how much I loved it until you tickled me, so it’s worth a shot! Ooh, we should go tell Spike!”

“...Oh dear…” Fluttershy nervously grinned. This was gonna be a very awkward thing to explain to Twilight…

Author's Note

Next Time: The Taste Test